Craven County Marriage Records, 1773-1908
The following search is based upon the book Marriages of Craven County, 1851-1908, & Marriage Bonds, 1773-1868 abstracted by Jo Ann Ernul Murphy and Eula Pearl Beauchamp (privately published, 2006, now out of print).
This site contains an index to the Marriage Registers of Craven County Books 1 through 7 (indicated by a number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7) and the Marriage Bonds of Craven County Volumes 1 through 3 (indicated by Vol. 1, Vol. 2 or Vol. 3). These books are housed at the Craven County Register of Deeds office in New Bern, North Carolina. The original marriage bonds are housed in the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. Additional information may be available in the original registers (including witnesses, ages, places of residence, and for Books 3 and 4 the names of parents).
Due to requests to republish the book, the authors generously allowed the library to place their database on this website.
Search the Marriage Register:
| Bride's First Name |
Bride's Last Name |
Groom's First Name |
Groom's Last Name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Willis | Cicero Lancaster | 10 / 21 / 1908 | 7 | colored | |
| Rebecca A. Dixon | D. G. Lancaster | 12 / 18 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Fanny Giddens | David Lancaster | 1 / 21 / 1829 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Pearl D. Ipock | David R. Lancaster | 10 / 24 / 1894 | 6 | ||
| Alice L. Kirkman | Edward A. Lancaster | 11 / 7 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Emily J. Lancaster | Edward R. Lancaster | 11 / 18 / 1865 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Celia A. Mills | G. F. Lancaster | 12 / 13 / 1877 | 5 | ||
| Eleanor Chapman | George Lancaster | 6 / 1 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Harriet Lavinia Arnold | George Milton Lancaster | 12 / 22 / 1875 | 5 | ||
| Laura Gaskins | J. H. Lancaster | 1 / 3 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Mary Ann Coleman | Jacob Lancaster | 11 / 27 / 1835 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Causeway | Jesse Lancaster | 12 / 9 / 1839 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Celia Nelson | Jesse Lancaster | 1 / 11 / 1830 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rachel Pollard | Jesse Lancaster | 3 / 11 / 1805 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| M. L. Satterthwaite | L. N. Lancaster | 2 / 29 / 1878 | 5 | ||
| Nancy Coleman | Lacey Lancaster | 1 / 9 / 1839 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Stella Maye Smith | N. W. Lancaster | 2 / 15 / 1905 | 7 | ||
| Florence A. Frazier | R. C. Lancaster | 12 / 17 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Maggie J. Bland | Roscoe O. Lancaster | 12 / 14 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Hattie Scales | S. S. Lancaster | 4 / 22 / 1907 | 7 | ||
| Elizabeth Causway | Sinclear Lancaster | 3 / 16 / 1884 | 6 | ||
| Mary Jane Forrest | Slade Lancaster | 12 / 26 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Perlena Willis | Sol S. Lancaster | 10 / 26 / 1890 | 6 | ||
| Susannah Bull | St. Clair Lancaster | 11 / 11 / 1803 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Polly Ann Free | St. Clair Lancaster | 1 / 25 / 1839 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
